Objective Evaluation of Corneal and Lens Clarity in Children With Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

American Journal of Ophthalmology
Kemal TekinZehra Aycan

Abstract

To investigate whether abnormal glucose metabolism and duration of diabetes mellitus (DM) affected the corneal and lens clarity in children with well-controlled type 1 DM and to compare the results obtained with those in healthy children. Cross-sectional prospective study. This multicenter study enrolled 56 patients with DM and 51 control subjects. The duration of DM and the glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels of the patients in the DM group were recorded. The Pentacam HR imaging system was used for corneal densitometry (12-mm corneal diameter) measurements. Furthermore, the lens densitometry and lens thickness (LT) measurements were performed after dilation of the pupils, using the same Pentacam HR device. The corneal densitometry values were similar in all concentric zones and layers in both groups (P > .05, for all). The mean values of the average and maximum lens densitometry measurements of the 2 groups, as well as the mean LT values, were statistically significantly different (P = .021, P = .011, and P < .001, respectively). There were statistically significant correlations between the lens densitometry values and the duration of DM (P < .05, for all). Conversely, no statistically significant relationship was found bet...Continue Reading

Citations

Mar 1, 2018·Clinical & Experimental Optometry : Journal of the Australian Optometrical Association·Kemal TekinZehra Aycan
Mar 21, 2020·Cornea·Lisa RammNaim Terai
Aug 19, 2020·Clinical & Experimental Optometry : Journal of the Australian Optometrical Association·Abdulkerim Coskun
Jun 23, 2018·Clinical & Experimental Optometry : Journal of the Australian Optometrical Association·Irfan Durukan
Jul 6, 2019·Journal of Ophthalmology·María A Del BueyFrancisco J Ascaso
Mar 24, 2021·International Ophthalmology·Yusuf Cem YılmazMuhammet Derda Ozer
Jan 5, 2021·Journal of Glaucoma·Mercedes Molero-SenosiainJose M Martinez-de-la-Casa

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